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andrzej

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Dec 13, 2011
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Today I took apart my MacBook Pro to clean the inside of it. I haven't done this in the three and a half years I've owned it, so I figured there would be a lot of dust in it. It wasn't as bad as I expected (this photo is taken before any cleaning was done; you'll notice the keyboard/trackpad cable still connected to the logic board), but it did take over 4 hours to clean.:D

mbp-guts-cjr.jpg
 

tug

macrumors 6502
Feb 3, 2010
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loughborough. u.k.
i use canned air on my macbook, but sometimes theres bits in there that won't come off, so i resort to high density detergent, a hard nailbrush to roughly scrub and make a nice foam, let stand for a while then i use an industrial steam cleaner (from my work, the boss don't mind) and it generally gleams like new.
 

Sonhascome

macrumors 6502
Feb 18, 2010
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Maryland
i use canned air on my macbook, but sometimes theres bits in there that won't come off, so i resort to high density detergent, a hard nailbrush to roughly scrub and make a nice foam, let stand for a while then i use an industrial steam cleaner (from my work, the boss don't mind) and it generally gleams like new.

I usually do this, but sometimes will use the wirebrush attachment for my drill if it gets real rough in spots
 

old-wiz

macrumors G3
Mar 26, 2008
8,331
228
West Suburban Boston Ma
i use canned air on my macbook, but sometimes theres bits in there that won't come off, so i resort to high density detergent, a hard nailbrush to roughly scrub and make a nice foam, let stand for a while then i use an industrial steam cleaner (from my work, the boss don't mind) and it generally gleams like new.

I hope anyone reading your post will recognize sarcasm and not actually do that.
 

dukebound85

macrumors Core
Jul 17, 2005
19,123
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i use canned air on my macbook, but sometimes theres bits in there that won't come off, so i resort to high density detergent, a hard nailbrush to roughly scrub and make a nice foam, let stand for a while then i use an industrial steam cleaner (from my work, the boss don't mind) and it generally gleams like new.

I tried what you said to get the hard stuff to come off. Didn't have a steam cleaner though so just did the detergent part with a toothbrush and now I can't get it to turn on again?:confused:

Any advice?
 

old-wiz

macrumors G3
Mar 26, 2008
8,331
228
West Suburban Boston Ma
i didn't mean to appear sarcastic. it was just meant as light hearted fun during the holidays.

hopefully it made a few folks smile. :):):)

I should have said light-hearted, not sarcastic. My mistake. I did have to read it twice before I caught on. Must be a little groggy from last night, but I'm awake now. umgph.

Would be interesting to see how long a MBP would last if they did ditch the DVD drive and put more battery instead and not change the form factor.
 

tug

macrumors 6502
Feb 3, 2010
389
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loughborough. u.k.
I tried what you said to get the hard stuff to come off. Didn't have a steam cleaner though so just did the detergent part with a toothbrush and now I can't get it to turn on again?:confused:

Any advice?

perhaps a rogue toothbrush bristle that worked itself loose has caused something to arc across somewhere, you need to get your hands on a high pressure jet house, that would find the pesky thing, hopefully it will then boot up.

:D:D:D
 
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